Save Article

There's No Fixed Amount of Love in the World

Updated April 14, 2005 12:01 a.m. ET

In his April 1 Letter to the Editor "Gay Couples Will Redefine Institution of Marriage," Randall Hoven proposes three harmful consequences of gay marriage.

He says since gay married couples will get the same financial benefits as man-woman married couples, whoever pays the benefits will be harmed. Since the benefits are paid because society believes there is a net positive to the stability and caring for each other provided by two people getting married, there's a gain that more than matches the cost. One could...